Android
has continued to break records in the world history of smartphones and mobile operating systems and back has reached a new milestone in the last quarter of this year.
According to the quarterly publication of International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide, Android already has a base sold 211.6 million devices sold in the third quarter of 2013 compared to 139.9 the same period the previous year representing a growth of 51.3% . In summary and in comparison with other operating systems, Android represented 81% of total sales of smartphones and this is the first time in history that Android over 80% in market share .
Although it seems that there is saturation in the mobile phone sector, beyond all expectations, selling the same has increased over last year 39.9% with 211 million mobile devices sold where the emergence of increasingly low-cost terminals and adaptation to suit all budgets and tastes has worked both in increasing sales of smartphones and the growth of the Android market share. E l average cost per terminal has decreased by 12.5% ??to a price of $ 317 in half .
But not only the appearance of a greater variety in prices has collaborated with this but the phablets, large-screen smartphones, tabletófonos or name you prefer, have collaborated also expanding the range of a sector closer to use large screens but without displays of 7 or 10 inches and is, according to the study by IDC, 21% of new sales in the final quarter belonged to this sector of devices with screens of 5 inches or more.
increased attention and has the greatest growth has been considering that last year only 3% of sales corresponded to these devices showing a clear change in trend regarding the size of display.
If we analyze this issue and we look in greater detail and depth inside the Android industry involving many different aspects such as versions, models, sizes, etc.. and focus in the field of manufacturers, we can see that the 63.3% of this market share corresponds to a single manufacturer, Samsung , well ahead of the second manufacturer is HTC with 6, 5%.
Such is this domain that of the 10 phones sold worldwide who own 40.2% of global market share, Samsung has 8 where only the Droid Razr and the HTC One belong to other manufacturers.
Speaking of Samsung
and growth, we can see that part of their success and mastery virtually worldwide in the field of smartphones know advantage is largely forgotten segment in the technological and the emerging markets, especially in Africa has seen tremendous growth in terms of mobile technology is concerned watching as mobile penetration in Africa has gone 1% in 2000 to 54% last year .
Building on this track
and multimillion investments telecommunications companies with 16,500 million investment made in the 5 major markets such as Ghana, Senegal, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa between 2006 and 2011, Samsung has sold 20 million devices this year with plans to double this number next 2014.
seems it was yesterday when we celebrated milestones as important as when Android surpassed in market share from Windows Mobile or BlackBerry
Sources: IDC, TalkAndroid, Siliconnews
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